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| Monday, July 13, 2009 at 12:53 PM | LGBT EQUALITY NEWS- STATE BY STATE Monday, July 13, 2009 (12:35 PM) Marriage Equality California - California’s Governor and Attorney General have both shown support for challenges to Proposition 8, while Equality California is investigating the possibility of a 2010 ballot measure to overturn Proposition 8 and is already developing an extensive field organization. Indiana - Anti-marriage equality Representatives in Indiana once again attempted to resurrect an anti-marriage equality bill known more...as the "Marriage Discrimination Amendment" during the Special Session of the Indiana General Assembly. The bill would include anti-marriage equality language in the State Constitution. Indiana Equality quickly sent out action alerts and alerted pro-equality Hoosiers to protest this attempt to sneak discrimination into law during a special session dedicated to working out the state budget. The bill was defeated on July 2nd, marking the fourth year the "Marriage Discrimination Amendment" has been denied by Indiana legislators.
Maine - Following the historical marriage equality win in Maine in May, 2009, anti-equality groups hae been gathering to initiate a ballot measure to deny rights to same-sex couples. Equality Maine continues its work of education and advocacy as events develop.
New York - Empire State Pride Agenda's Executive Director, Alan Van Capelle, issued a statement on Friday, July 10, on the end of the State Senate stalemate and in reference to the state's marriage equality bill: "Now that the stalemate is over and the State Senate has resumed its business, we expect that our equality will remain at the top of the chamber’s agenda....We are happy to see the State Senate functioning once again and we’re ready to get back to work with both Democrats and Republicans to pass legislation important to our community.”
Employment Non-Discrimination
Ohio - Equality Ohio is continuing to push for the passage of HB 176, the Equal Housing and Employment Act. After a victory in committee, the expected vote by the entire Ohio House of Representatives on this bill was canceled for the legislators to focus on the state budget.
Anti-Bullying/Safe Schools
North Carolina - Victory! After strong campaigns by Equality North Carolina, both the School Violence Prevention Act and the Healthy Youth Act have been passed by the state legislature--and signed into law by the governor! Equality North Carolina plans to take these historic laws (the first North Carolina LGBT-positive statute, which specifically includes sexual orientation and gender identity and expression, and the biggest--albeit incomplete--advancement in comprehensive inclusive sex ed) and use them as stepping stones toward true equality for all North Carolinians.
Tennessee - The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition helped to block a bill that would have prevented public school teachers from discussing sexual diversity. TTPC also worked non-stop supporting safe school and anti-gang bills during the legislative session. In coalition, TTPC opposed an adoption bill that would have prevented unmarried, cohabiting couples from adopting. TTPC continues to work on hate-crime, health care, identification, and other key legislation and is looking forward to the next session.
State Legislative ScoreCards Released
Maryland - Equality Maryland released its 2009 legislative scorecard, confirming that members of the House of Delegates are friendlier to LGBT issues than the more conservative Senate. Few Republicans racked up supportive votes, and several Democrats scored dismally.
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| The GLBT Rights Movement in America |
| Major milestones of the GLBT Movement for equal rights. We've come a long way but still have a long way to go! We must be strong and keep the Movement alive until we have complete equal rights, otherwise we are submitting that we are just 2nd-class citizens who are not equal to everyone else. Update: Prop 8 passed in the state of California on Nov. 4, 2008, banning same-sex marriage but the fight is not over!
You will probably have to pause the video to read each complete milestone. If you're having trouble reading the milestones (as the video quality isn't anywhere near as good as it use to be here), you can read the full article here: History of the Gay Rights Movement. Thanks. |
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| Added Jun 14, 09 by The-Gay-Network |
"Your Rights, Our Rights, Human Rights" is the theme more...for GLBT Pride 2009. June is GLBT Pride Month! It was officially recognized by President Obama and Sectretary of State Hillary Clinton this year.
HAPPY PRIDE EVERYONE! less |
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| Added Jun 3, 09 by The-Gay-Network |
| Angie Zapata, 18, was murdered on July 17, 2008 in more...Greeley, CO by a man she met online after he found out that she was born biologically as a male. Angie, who was born Justin, had been living as a woman for almost 3 years when she was killed. The murderer, Allen Andrade, 32, beat Angie with his fists and a fire extinguisher. He was found guilty of 1st Degree murder and of a hate crime on April 22, 2009 and was sentenced to life without parole. less |
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| Added Jan 14, 09 by The-Gay-Network |
| Candace Gingrich (born June 2, 1966) is an LGBT rights activist at more...the Human Rights Campaign. She is the half-sister of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who is more than 20 years her senior. She served as the Human Rights Campaign's National Coming Out Project Spokesperson for 1995 and was named one of Esquire's "Women We Love" and Ms. magazine's "Women of the Year." She is currently the Human Rights Campaign's Youth & Campus Outreach Senior Manager and lives with her female partner in Washington, D.C., where she plays rugby with the Washington Furies. Occasionally she returns home to Harrisburg to visit her favorite niece, Emily. She is the author of an autobiography, Accidental Activist: A Personal and Political Memoir. less |
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| Added Jan 14, 09 by The-Gay-Network |
| Judy Gold (born November 15, 1962) is an American stand-up more...comedian and actress. She won two Daytime Emmy Awards for her work as a writer and producer on the Rosie O'Donnell Show. She has also been involved in many projects in various roles, including the television series All American Girl and HBO At the Multiplex segments where she asks humorous questions of unexpecting moviegoers. She is known for her height (6'3", 1.91 m), curly hair, and glasses. She first did stand-up on a dare while in college at Rutgers University. She is a lesbian who shared a relationship with her former partner, Sharon, for almost 20 years, and has children (Henry, 1997, and Ben, 2001), facts she frequently referenced in her comments on the show Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. Judy is very active in the GLBT community, as well as Jewish. Gold herself is a Conservative Jew. less |
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| Added Nov 27, 08 by The-Gay-Network |
| Andy Cohen was born on June 2, 1968, in St. Louis, Missouri, more...of Russian and Polish descent and Jewish heritage. He is openly gay, as he has stated both overtly and obliquely in interviews. Cohen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University. He is now an American television executive. He is currently Senior Vice President of Production and Programming at the Bravo cable television network, a subsidiary of NBC Universal. less |
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| Added Nov 19, 08 by The-Gay-Network |
Wanda Sykes (born March 7, 1964), also known as Wanda Sykes-Hall, more...is an Emmy award-winning American stand-up comedian and actress. She is well known for her blunt observations on current events, the differences between the sexes and races, and life in general, as well as for her roles on the Emmy winning series, The New Adventures of Old Christine, opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus, as Barb and on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, as herself. Sykes was born and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia, to an Army colonel father who worked at the Pentagon and a banker mother, and was a graduate of Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. Wanda is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Inc
Sykes married David Hall in 1991 and was divorced in 1998. On November 15, 2008, she made it publicly known that she is a proud lesbian. She married her partner in California on October 25, 2008, prior to the passage of Proposition 8. less |
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| Added Nov 15, 08 by The-Gay-Network |
| Richard Sweeney, Jamie Lauren and Patrick Dunlea are 3 openly gay chefs on Top Chef: New York more...(Season 5). They call themselves "Team Rainbow". Unfortunately, Patrick was eliminated on the first episode on November 12, 2008, Richard was eliminated on episode 3 on November 26, 2008, and Jamie made it to the top 6 before being eliminated on the February 4, 2009 episode. Click here to get your Team Rainbow t-shirt! less |
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| Added Nov 15, 08 by The-Gay-Network |
Philip Walsted, 24, was struck in the head with a baseball bat nearly more...twenty times and killed in Tucson, Arizona on June 12, 2002 because he was gay. He worked for American Airlines in Reservation Sales and lived with his partner Jonathan. Loved by many this attack and his death has left a void in many peoples lives. A 365Gay.com news article says the crime started as a robbery, but the killer's neo-Nazi beliefs and hatred of gay people were the cause of the murder.
News reports cite friends and loved ones as describing Philip Walsted as fun-loving, sweet and innocent. A small memorial was created in an Arizona park to honor and remember Philip.
David Higdon, the man convicted of killing Philip Walsted, was sentenced to life in prison. less |
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| Added Nov 15, 08 by The-Gay-Network |
| Michael Sandy (10/12/1977-10/13/2006), 28, from Brooklyn, New York, more...died after being hit by a car while trying to escape four attackers who attempted to rob him because he was gay. He was a native of Bellport, NY, and lived in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He worked as a display designer at the Ikea store in Hicksville, NY. On the night of 10/08/06, Sandy met Anthony Fortunato, 20, in an online gay chatroom and engaged in a chat with him. With Fortunato was John Fox, 19 and 2 others. Fortunato arranged to meet Sandy at Plumb Beach, a rest stop on Belt Parkway in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Attempting to escape after the 4 men started beating and robbing him, Sandy ran toward the highway. Two of his attackers caught up with him in the right lane of the highway. He was punched and knocked in front of a car. Unconscious and suffering possible brain injuries, he remained on life support for five days, never regaining consciousness. less |
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| Added Oct 31, 08 by The-Gay-Network |
Nate Berkus(born September 17, 1971) is an American interior more...designer and decorator and a survivor of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. He runs an interior design firm in Chicago, Nate Berkus Associates, and has been a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, on which he offers design advice to viewers.
Berkus was born in Southern California, and grew up mainly in suburban Minneapolis. He graduated from Lake Forest College near Chicago in 1994.
In December 2004 Berkus and his partner, photographer Fernando Bengoechea, were vacationing at a beach resort in Sri Lanka when the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hit. While Berkus survived, Bengoechea is still missing and presumed dead. Berkus is currently involved in a relationship with Bally Shoe designer Brian Atwood. less |
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